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My surgery was on Jan 11 2018 and I feel great!!!!! I see a change!

i had mine today too!! I was shaking like a leaf lol I think I was just afraid that they would see something on my EKG or that my stress test wouldn't go well and my surgery would be cancelled. All went well though. How was your appointment and when is your date? mine is February 8th.

I brought comfy pants which I didn’t use because my hospital provided pants. I was in a two person room and roomie got there first and controlled the tv the whole time. I just used my phone instead to watch what I wanted. I didn’t shower the next day cause hospital shower didn’t look appealing. I showered when I got home. I was glad I didn’t pack heavy because I didn’t need any of it.

Yes! Mine was Jan 8 and I feel great too! My cheekbones are starting to peek out already! [emoji76] VSG 1/8/18. HW 271 SW 257 CW 223

You lost a whole person! OMG, you did SO SO SO well:) And I'd bet anything that moving into your new place will give you the motivation to lose the last stubborn few pounds. Will help incredibly to control everything that comes into the house:) Will also be a lot of fun decorating and starting a new life. Lots to do:) Busy people burn calories! Wishing you a wonderful new experience and continued progress.

Very low carb. My plan adds them back in 6 - 12 months out. I'm on it because that's what they use in my program and they have had great results, so I want to emulate those. Practically speaking I'm hitting 90 - 100g of protein a day, given how little I can eat there really isn't any room for carbs in my daily diet. As things normalize it'll get more balanced, but by that time I hopefully will have lost most of the weight and hopefully will have preserved a good amount of muscle mass.

Balanced. I eat carbs and my plan includes them. Typically, I eat low glycemic index carbs because they don't cause sugar/insulin spikes and boomarang hunger. I eat whole grains, beans, oatmeal, etc. I avoid refined sugar, white flour, etc. I also hit my protein targets. About half animal protein, half plant based. But yes...I love the fact that a whole wheat english muffin has 110 calories and 6 grams of protein. I also enjoy pumpernickel and sourdough bread, protein pasta, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and a the occasional black bean brownie:) My preferred maintenance diet is Mediterranean diet or Mayo Clinic diet. I like them because they are associated with more longevity and less cancer risk than high protein diets. They include a lot of whole grains and fruits, veggies, nuts, beans and legumes... and much less meat than the typical american diet. My nutritionist works with me to make this work post sleeve:) I am looking for a Forever Diet that I can live with. Not interested in extremes. I'm really happy with my current diet, and feel like I have good flexibility to keep it fresh, healthy and livable.

I had the lapband in 2014, regretted every single day of it. I was miserable and sick for 2.5 years. I took that out in 2016, and I'm now 3 days out of my new gastric sleeve and am so excited! I feel great 72 hours out and am looking forward to my new life (: Sent from my SM-G930P using BariatricPal mobile app

My doctor has wanted me walking since I woke up from surgery! They really push the fact that exercise and diet combined play an important role in losing weight and maintaining your weight loss. They suggested to start slow and work up to more strenuous activity when I am ready. They said no strength training until 6 weeks out, though. I've been doing a variety of things, like the elliptical, treadmill, and Arc Trainer. I even play Just Dance if I don't feel like going to the gym. I just don't go super hard.

7 yrs out best thing i ever did...food is not your life....dint force it....vitamins will keep u healthy...we dont need all that food